Dad's Sounds 2015-Mixlr Show

A Mixlr podcast program of some of the great old records from dad's collection.

Listen to the showreel HERE

This program is dedicated to my dad's closest friend, Robert "Bob" Mabee,
who passed away last month.

PLAYLIST

Roseland Boogie - Vido Musso

Mule Milk - Big Jay McNeely

Play Boy Hop - The Rockin Brothers

Loop De Loop Mambo - The Robins

Gee - The Crows

Gettin' High - The Flairs

All Nite Long - Johnny Otis

Powder Puff - Tiny Bradshaw

Sax Symphonc Boogie - Sax Man Brown & The Broomdusters

Johnny's House Party (Part II) - John Heartsman, the Rhythm Rocker and the Gaylarks

FlapJacks Part II - Googie Rene and His Combo

Topsy (Parts I & II) - Cozy Cole

I Don't Care - Jimmy McCracklin

True Blue - Bill Doggett

Velvet Sunset - Earl Bostic

Plaid Laces - Red Prysock

Beanville - Jake Porter

Old Folks Boogie - Al Simmons

The Seventh Son - Mose Allison

Gus Jenkins - Road Runner

Delilah Ramsey - Lewis Trio

Hyde Park - Lloyd Glenn

Skid Row - Tommy "Deanie Boy" Dean

Shake a Lady - Ray Bryant

Taste Of Honey - The Don Scaletta Trio

Cuban Twilight - Mike Simspon Orchestra

Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria

Boppin the Rock - Clifton Chenier

He's A Real Gone Guy - Brother Jack Mc Duff

Space Flight Part 2 - Sam Lazar Trio

Kinda Groovy - Ray Johnson

Cool Turkey - James Booker

Railroad No.1 - Lionel Hampton

Swingin' Shepherd Blues - Johhny Pate Quintet

Kelly Blue - Cannonball Adderley Orchestra

Tarantula - Jody Reynolds

Torquay - The Fireballs

Ram-Bunk-Shush - The Ventures

Christopher Columbus - Ernie Fields Orchestra

The Stinger - Al Casey

Moment of Truth - The Surfaris

Soul Sanction - Booker T. & The MG's

Stop - Mike Bloomfield · Al Kooper

The Four Tops - "I Can't Help Myself"

My introduction to the Motown sound of Detroit, came by way of this record from dad's black plaid box.
This song was one of two #1 hits the The Four Tops had in the mid-60s. The other being "Reach Out, I'll Be There." Both songs were penned by the highly successful songwriting and production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland.

Booker T. And The M.G.s - "Behave Yourself"

Everyone knows the classic 1962 instrumental hit, "Green Onions," but have you heard the flip side of the original 45?

Jim Stewart, then president of Stax Records, wanted to release the single with the first song, titled “Behave Yourself”, as the A-side and Onions as the B-side. Steve Cropper and radio disc jockeys thought otherwise; soon, Stax released Booker T. & the M.G.'s' “Green Onions” backed with “Behave Yourself”. In conversation with BBC Radio 2's Johnnie Walker, on his show broadcast on September 7, 2008, Cropper revealed that the record became an instant success when DJ Reuben Washington, at Memphis radio station WLOK, played it four times in succession, this even before the tune or the band had an agreed-upon name.